Shower and toilet enclosure thread

[spressomon]

I also have the $50 porta-privy. True, it is barely adequate in material quality but everything else about it is great. Easy to set-up and take down once you get the hang of it. The size is large enough for most people. At this price, it could be replaced every few years. However, I would gladly pay more for better materials.

X2. Although the only part of the tent itself that has failed are the cheapo/stiff plastic 'bags' on the inside.

The thin cheap storage bag it comes with got torn...so I recently had a local auto upholstery shop make me a 'stuff' bag...they used HD Sunbrella fabric (scrap they had laying around) and used the zipper out of the original Porta-Privy. It cost me $60...but I figure it'll outlast several Porta-Privy's ;-)

But nothing beats it's super fast set-up and take down time!

 

[JeepinBear]

When we go "jeep campin" we use the Paha-Que enclosure and the Coleman Hot Water on Demand system. It has worked VERY well for us so far with no issues to report.

 

[Overland Hadley]

Found yet another type of shower/toilet enclosure.

Available from GoWesty.com

 

[Corey]

My Cabela's shower arrived early.
Monday was when it was suppose to be here, but Friday it came.

Sadly though the UPS guy informed me the blond on the box demonstrating the shower will not arrive until next week.

I hope to find time to set it up this weekend to see how hard/easy it is.

 

[5x5]

Used the Porta-Privy for the first time this weekend. Set up with four stakes took about 1 min. Take down about 30 sec. I'm sold!
We used wag bags, a 5 gal bucket and a luggable loo seat. With twenty trucks and around fifty people, there was no way we could or would use the woods. I'm working on the heated shower tomarrow.

 

[RHINO]

this is a gross thread.

 

[Corey]

this is a gross thread.

Just wait, I will be reviewing this later

Its for the roof top tent.

 

[pint]

I have the Cabela's unit. It is very nice, but does take 2 people at least 5 minutes to setup. Although it has been a good enclosure, probably going to sell it next year to get something more stable and quick to setup.

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

Well, it gave up the ghost.

After four seasons of use my shower enclosure finally gave up the ghost (The elastic "Band" inside the vertical support bar came untied during one of my last trips). I don't know how/if you can re-tie it.

It is one of the bigger rebadged Cabela's units. I've mainly put it up by myself since I bought it (One or two times I had assistance).


Pros;

I liked the space inside. The shelves were easy to use and spacious.

The stability was great as long as the ground supported stakes or tree's were available to tie it down.

The fabric was good and the seams were strong.


Cons;

Setup. As I stated above I usually set this up alone and it was a solid five to ten minute job.

Once packed it was rather big and somewhat bulky.

Poor knot tying inside the vertical supports (I highly recommend anyone with this unit to periodically check the knots/elastic to prevent this happening to yours).

At $124.95 I expected it to last longer than four seasons. Is that uncalled for? or is that a normal "Life?" As a guide, I take good care of my equipment.

What should I replace it with? After reading this thread I'm just as confused as I was before I started reading all this.

Does the Porta-privy's lack of quality materials and difficulties in folding it justify looking elsewhere?

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

I'd be interested in hearing what people have to say about the Cabela's shower enclosure as well. I'm also considering the Zodi unit...

From looking back in this thread, it looks like the cabela's unit might be the same as the black canyon one that 24hoursofnevada uses.

Yep it's the same. Also the same as the one marketed by Columbia.

 

[Dave]

If anyone is interested, there is a lightly used Outback Privy behind the trash canisters on top of White Rock Mountain in N.W. Arkansas. Nothing wrong with it other then it's complete lack of cooperation.

 

[Bergger]

If anyone is interested, there is a lightly used Outback Privy behind the trash canisters on top of White Rock Mountain in N.W. Arkansas. Nothing wrong with it other then it's complete lack of cooperation.

I absolutely love ours. It sets up and breaks down in a flash. What seemed to be the issue with yours?

 

[Dave]

I absolutely love ours. It sets up and breaks down in a flash. What seemed to be the issue with yours?

It rarely folded up like it was supposed to when it was time to put it away. Yesterday I messed with it for nearly an hour and never could get it to fold right. I don't know how to describe what it would do other then saying it would never curl right and the "bottom" would never meet the "top" like the instructions implied it would.

 

[Bergger]

It rarely folded up like it was supposed to when it was time to put it away. Yesterday I messed with it for nearly an hour and never could get it to fold right. I don't know how to describe what it would do other then saying it would never curl right and the "bottom" would never meet the "top" like the instructions implied it would.

Once you learn how to fold it it's easy. Fold it flat. Then fold it in half so the walls are all stacked on each other. Place the ceiling end on the ground and hold the floor end in you hands, one hand on each side. Push the ceiling end down into the ground and as you do this bring your arms together in front of you and continue to push down towards the ceiling end. The end you are holding will curl into a circle and the whole thing will curl up into itself. It took me a little while to figure it out but once you get it it works great.

 

[kcowyo]

If anyone is interested, there is a lightly used Outback Privy behind the trash canisters on top of White Rock Mountain in N.W. Arkansas. Nothing wrong with it other then it's complete lack of cooperation.

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I think I tweaked mine and the poles wouldn't bend back to their original form. Once that happened, game over. It's a shame as they're really nice little tents other than breaking them down and storing them.

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